Windows 10: Pinned OneDrive folder link opens multiple windows

Discus and support Pinned OneDrive folder link opens multiple windows in Windows 10 Software and Apps to solve the problem; I have a OneDrive folder pinned to my taskbar. I want to use this pinned icon to navigate to OneDrive as I am working throughout the day. However,... Discussion in 'Windows 10 Software and Apps' started by Kurt Koch, Apr 24, 2023.

  1. Kurt Koch Win User

    Pinned OneDrive folder link opens multiple windows


    I have a OneDrive folder pinned to my taskbar. I want to use this pinned icon to navigate to OneDrive as I am working throughout the day. However, every time I click the icon, instead of RETURNING to my already-open window, it opens a NEW OneDrive window. So, as teh day goes on, I get multiple instances of the same OneDrive folder open. What can I do to change the folder behavior and stop this from happening?For reference, I have the "Open each folder in the same window" button selected in the Folder Options settings and I am fully updated on Windows 11 Pro.

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    Kurt Koch, Apr 24, 2023
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  2. sixt5cuda Win User

    Windows 10 lost my pinned OneDrive file links on the task bar

    First, my files are not missing, I simply cannot access them the same way I did with Windows 8 and 8.1

    Correct behavior from Windows 8.1:

    1) Open Windows Explorer

    2) Find and open Notepad file "Notes.txt" located in a OneDrive folder

    3) Notepad is pinned to the task bar

    4) Right-click on Notepad icon in task bar

    5) List of recent files appears, including files recently opened on OneDrive

    6) Right-click on "Notes.txt", left-click on Pin To This List

    7) "Notes.txt" is now quickly accessible from the list of files in the Notepad list on the task bar

    Under Windows 10, step 5 is broken. Files located on OneDrive never appear in the list of recent items for a pinned application on the task bar. This behavior is duplicated on the Start Menu Jump List.

    Under Windows 8.1, I had many pinned documents connected to applications on my task bar. As soon as Windows 10 booted the first time, these links disappeared. Links to documents on the desktop or in my local Documents folder, remained linked to task bar
    applications.

    Has anyone else seen this behavior, or is it just my computer?
     
    sixt5cuda, Apr 24, 2023
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  3. Ahhzz Win User
    Windows 10 Tweaks

    Pressing “Windows+Pause Break” (it’s up there next to scroll lock) opens the “System” Window.

    Windows 10: In the new version of Windows, Explorer has a section called Quick Access. This includes your frequent folders and recent files. Explorer defaults to opening this page when you open a new window. If you’d rather open the usual This PC, with links to your drives and library folders, follow these steps:

    • Open a new Explorer window.
    • Click View in the ribbon.
    • Click Options.
    • Under General, next to “Open File Explorer to:” choose “This PC.”
    • Click OK


    credit to Lifehacker.
     
    Ahhzz, Apr 24, 2023
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  4. Freezer Win User

    Pinned OneDrive folder link opens multiple windows

    Windows 10 - OneDrive

    Anyone know how to remove "OneDrive - For Business" from the Explorer navigation panel? I've tried just about every registry modification, and windows policy for "Onedrive" but they only seem to work for the consumer product, not for onedrive for business.

    The onedrive product alone is so damn annoying and continues to load itself upon startup, even when it's explicitly remove from startup. It continues to automatically load and unload itself from within the startup folder... while I'm actively watching it load itself into the startup folder.
     
    Freezer, Apr 24, 2023
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